Begum Sarwar to establish Hunargah for transgenders, special children

LAHORE:Begum Perveen Sarwar, the wife of Punjab governor, has announced establishment of ‘Hunargah’ to provide free skills training to transgenders and special children. A plan of action had also been prepared to expedite the initiatives under the “One vision four goals” to provide clean drinking water, health and education facilities to people and to promote […]

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Minister, CS review commodities’ prices, availability

LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal and Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal reviewed the prices, availability of essential commodities and performance of magistrates in a meeting held here at Civil Secretariat on Saturday. Addressing the meeting, Provincial Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal said that instead of imposing the fine over illegal profiteering, the shop should […]

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Pakistan hails UN chief’s new report featuring enhanced multilateralism

Pakistan has welcomed as “thoughtful and innovative” a landmark new report released by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres setting out his vision for the future of global cooperation, saying the UN system must be reformed. “It is quite clear that we need to look at mobilizing international solidarity, both at the national, and particularly […]

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Special teams to crackdown on professional, criminal beggars

LAHORE:The Lahore police in collaboration and coordination with Child Protection and Welfare Bureau Punjab (CPWB) and Social Welfare Department (SWD) Saturday formulated six special teams to initiate crackdown against professional and criminal record holder beggars to free provincial capital from this nuisance. This was decided in a meeting chaired by Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) […]

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Pakistan allows transportation of two Afghan women bodies: Sheikh

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Saturday said bodies of two Afghan women have been allowed to be brought to Pakistan from India through the Wagah border. In a statement, he said five family members including two deceased would reach Pakistan shortly through the Wagah border today. Sheikh Rashid said the bodies would be […]

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France’s duplicity exposed for financing ISIS but blaming Pakistan at FATF

ISLAMABAD:The duplicity of France exposed with disclosure of official documents revealing that French cement giant Lafarge has been financing ISIS in Syria and French government was in know of this pro-terror activity. The documents obtained by the Turkish Anadolu Agency, revealed that the cement firm had constantly informed the French intelligence of its relationship with […]

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Relief goods consignment from Pakistan reaches Khost

ISLAMABAD:A third consignment of relief goods from the Government of Pakistan has reached Khost, Afghanistan on Saturday which was received by the Afghan provincial authorities. Deputy Governor Molana Mohammad Din Shah Mutib, Hafiz Rasheed Nabi, brother of Governor Khost, Molvi Nasir Tofan, Molvi Haidar, deputy Inspector General of Police, Dr Habib Shah Ansari, director, public […]

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Centre supportive to allow KE to collect two KMC taxes, says CM Murad

KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday said the federal government was supportive and helping to allow the K-Electric to collect two KMC taxes fire and conservancy through electricity bills. Talking to media persons at Quaid’s Mausoleum, he said the KMC set a collection target of fire and conservancy taxes at Rs one […]

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